Hawks Cut Spurs Ex Patty Mills

Mills spent 10 seasons in San Antonio, winning the 2014 NBA Finals and serving as a pillar of the community. With his impending free agency, the Spurs will be rumored to bring him back. 

FEB 23 KERR SIGNS WARRIORS EXTENSION The Golden State Warriors are keeping coach Steve Kerr around for a little while longer.

According to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, Kerr signed a two-year, $35 million extension that will last him until the 2025-26 season.

While San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich makes more annually on his five-year, $80 million deal, he also acts as team president. Kerr makes the most money per year of any person who is strictly a coach.

FEB 20 WEMBY HELPS SPURS TV RATINGS RISE The San Antonio Spurs have a lot of added intrigue this season ... 7 feet, 4 inches to be exact.

Victor Wembanyama, the No. 1 overall pick from this year's draft, has got Spurs fans excited about basketball in San Antonio once again.

According to the Sports Business Journal, Spurs ratings are up 54 percent year-over-year on Bally Sports Southwest ... even with an 11-44 record through the All-Star Break.

It would be interesting to see how much the ratings rise once the Spurs are actually playing competitive basketball at a consistent rate.

FEB 19 NETS FIRE VAUGHN A former San Antonio Spurs assistant is looking for a new job.

According to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, the Brooklyn Nets are firing coach Jacque Vaughn, who played with the Spurs from 2006-09 and coached under Gregg Popovich from 2010-12.

Vaughn, 49, has the Nets at a 21-33 record before the All-Star Break, which ended in a 50-point loss on Wednesday against the Boston Celtics.

FEB 8 SOCHAN TO RISING STARS The San Antonio Spurs will have more representation at the All-Star Break next weekend.

The league announced today that Jeremy Sochan would replace injured Portland Trail Blazers guard Shaedon Sharpe at the Rising Stars Challenge.

Sochan is on "Team Jalen Rose" with Chet Holmgren (Oklahoma City Thunder), Jalen Williams (Oklahoma City Thunder), Bennedict Mathurin (Indiana Pacers), Dereck Lively II (Dallas Mavericks), Jordan Hawkins (New Orleans Pelicans) and Walker Kessler (Utah Jazz).

The Rising Stars Challenge is scheduled for 8 p.m. CT on Friday, Feb. 16.

JAN 7 SPURS SET RECORD, LOSE 30 GAMES The San Antonio Spurs fell to 5-30, losing 30 games in a season for the seventh year in a row. Since the Spurs joined the NBA in 1976, the franchise had a six-season streak twice.

The Spurs aren't likely done losing either. With over half of the season left, the team is on pace to go 12-70, which would be the worst season in franchise history.

JAN 5 DEJOUNTE MURRAY ON THE TRADE BLOCK. According to reports from Yahoo's Jake Fischer, the former All-Star has been "made widely available, according to league sources, two years after trading three first-round picks to acquire Murray from San Antonio."

Murray, 27, is averaging 20.6 points per game and a career-high 38 percent shooting from three. He is under contract through 2026-27.

JAN 1 SPURS SIGN DIAKITE The San Antonio Spurs are adding to their roster.

The team announced Monday that it had signed Mamadi Diakite to a two-way contract. The move comes after Charles Bediako was waived last week.

Diakite, 26, won a National Championship in 2019 with the Virginia Cavaliers and has 49 games of NBA experience with the Milwaukee Bucks, Oklahoma City Thunder and Cleveland Cavaliers.